The Sun. — London, England, 1809-08-21 00:00:00

SECOND EDT I. lON. SUIV-OFFICE, HALF-PAST TWO &CLOCK, .P. We stop the Press' to st2te, that we have received Paris Papers to the loth, from which we have,tliade the following Extra&s, relative to the Bartieta Tait- vera " TALAVERA, JULY 20.—The English army which was in Portugal under General WELLEiLEY, alter baiting joined , the_insurgents under CUESTA, liad marched against- the first corpsi•hoping, with . _ triple numbers,, to beat . 4,- and effe& its jundion with the troops under VENEGAS. \" Already had _,the English flattered themselves with getting to Madrid; -,but the- - events that have passed during the three days that have elipied, have a good deal deranged the, plan of campaign. His Majesty after the affair. of - .the 28th continued to . pursue the enemy, who arrived on the fine position of Talavera and entrenched themselves.—His dispo" sitions announced,an intention of maintaining him self to the last extremity-=-yet; after having been vigorously attacked. by the French - army, - having lost a part of - his infantry and a whole- regiment 'of cap- Yalry, he abandoned his position. In theseciicumL Stances , the French have proved, as: they have often done, that,• whatever be the poSition'and number- of their enemies, they can overcome all obstacles.— The -English and Insurgents sustained great loss— our's is not considerable.. " General LATOVR MAU33OtRG'S division entered 'Talavera this morning ! ! !! " We have received news from Marshal SOULT be marched on the 25th in the direCtion'of Placen lii--(Gazette de Madrid.) " Pnnis, AUG. g _ _We have letters from 'Santa 011 ala, of the 20th ult. at lb . P.M. which mention the new viElory gained over the English, Portuguese, and InSurgents. .The, loss of the English is enor mous. We took 800 infantryprisoners,•and a whole regiltient Of cavalry. This . regiment was taken by one of. ours, which opened its ranks to receive the charge, and then cut off their retreat. The rest of the English coltinin, which constituted the whole . force of the enemy, is in full retreat. " From Munich of the 31St we hear, that the latest news froth Bohemia announce, that on the White Mountain near Prague_an entrenched camp .iS fonrirlg, to which the Austrian army will retire if Peace be notsignetl. Pragde is 14tifying, and am nranitt,n colle&ing for a six months' iege. FRANKFORT, AUG. 4.—General , FuNK, who ar rived hereo n the night of the 2d,' has brought be sides the news, that on the 26th the bates of "Peace Were established, a very, gracious letter Coax the Emperor NAPOLEO N to the King of Saxony.7--;Ga4 Zette de France. NA V z-,1 i. .N 1. • PLYMOUTH, AUG. 19. Arrived the Cutter Happy Return, SMITH, tram Lisbon, laclon with salt, last from Falmouth ; the Pappenburgh Galliot, Prow Elina, from London, in ballast, to load ; the American Ship Charlestown. Pae4et, C. BARKER, Master, from London, in ballast; bbund to Malaga, put in here for Convoy ; and tjle Vigilant, GAY, from London, laden with tar and deals, for this Port. Arrived the Busy Omer, Captain Bitt, from Madeira, 19 days passage. She Orings intelligence that the 2d veteran Battalion, that sailed from hence for Madeira, arrived there after a passage of 14 days, btu had bgen, ever since their arrival, in a very sickly State ; several have died, and when the Busy sailed; .upwards of 200 were in the hospital. The 37th Regiment was expected there, on whose arrival the 2d Veteran lattalion would return to England.— The Busy spoke,, a few days since, hiS Majesty's Sloop Brisk. Arrived a rreneh Chasse Maree, capt ure d by th e Minerva Frigite ; and a French- Lugger, captured by the Diana Frigate, SHEERNESS, AUG. Ig.—Vice Admiral WELLS, hoisted his flag, having returned from lave. AUG. 520..--The Transit's complement was com- Pleted. She is ordered round to the Downs as a (!isp:ltch vessel between Flushing and the Downs. Arrived his Majesty's Ship Manly from a cruize. Saile'd this day his Majesty's ship Gluckstadt with_ about 40 sail under convoy to Heligoland. The convoy for, the Baltic is expected to sail about.. next Wednesday. Several sail are passing for the river. - •. Died, on Thursday last, at his house at Soho, Staffordshire, MATTHEW BouLToN, Esq. aged 8 t , not less 'distinguished by the energies of his mind employed during his long and a&ive lite in im proving various inanufa6tur e s by hi s sc i ence an d t aste, , and in founding extensive establishments, whereby he has advanced the trade and prosperity of his coun try, and acquired a very general and justly, merited celebrity, than by his, generous encouragenietit'6l the useful arts, his kind and benevolent and the liberality of his sentiments. Hisinembry" wilt be long honoured with '.atfetlion by his -friends, and with gratitude by the many who benefited by his talents and virtues, and his name will be recorded iitnong the benefactors of his country.. THE LONDON dZETTE SUNDAY, AUGUST 20. Downing-street, August 19, 1809. 'A Dispatch, of which the following is a J . ;opy, was:this dgy received at the - Office of Viscount Cas tlereagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries Of State, from Lieutenant-General the Earl of Chatham, K. G. dated Head-quarters, Middleburg, August 16, 1809. Head-Quarters, Middleburg, August i 6, 1809. 11,.1Y LORD, I have the honour of acquainting your Lordship, that on the 13th instant, the, batteries before FlUsh ing being completed, .(and the frigates, bombs, and gun-vessels .having; at the same firm!, taken their stations) a fire was opened at about_ ball-past one' P. M. from fifty-two pieces of heavy' ordnance, Which was vigorously returned• by ;the enemy. An additional battery of six 24-pounders was completed the same night, and .the whole continued to pla,y upon the town with little or no intermission 611 late On the followingday. - On the morning of the 14th instant, about ten o'clock, the line of battle ships at anchor in' the Durloo Passage, led by Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, got under weigh, .and ranging up along the sea line of defence, kept. up as trey passed a tremendous cannonade On the town (or several hoUrs with the greatest gallantry and effetl. About four in . the 'afternoon, ,percei% ing that the fire of the enemy : had entirely ceased,. and ; the town presentir tug a most awful scene of destruelion, being on fire in almost every quarler, I &reeled, Lientenanc-Ge ntiral Sir Eyre Coote to send in to, summons the place; General. Monnet retprned for answer, that be would reply to, the -summons as soon a 3, he had consulted a Council of War, an hour had been al= lowed him for the purpose, but .a consideraole time beyond it having elapsed without. any answer being received, hostilities were ordered to ye-commence with the utmost vigour, andabout eleven o'clock at night, one of the enerny'S batteries,.• advanced 'upon the Sea Dyke in front of Lieutenant General Fra ser's position, was most gallai , tlY cart ied at the t oint of the bayonet, by.detachtnents frpm ;the 30 , 11, 71st, and, Light ,Battalions of the King's German Legion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Pack, l o i .,posed to great superiority of numbers'i they took forty prisoners, and killed and wounded a great army of the enemy.,, I must not omit to mention, .that on the preced ing evening 'an intrenchment ,iu front of Majo;-G,•- neral Graham's position, was also forced in a antler equally - undaunted by the 14th Regiment, and de tachments of the King's German Legion, under Lieutenant-Colonel NicollS, who drove the enemy from it, and made a lodgement within mu , ket ,hut of the walls or the town,,taking one gun and thirty prisoners: ,About two in the morning, the en'etny,demanded . a suspension of arms for forty-eight li ors, hien was refused, and only two hours granted, k hen he .agreed to surrender accorci , g to t.ie summons sent .in, on the basis of the garrison becoming prisoners ;of war. I have now the saiisfaaioh of acquainting your Lordship, that these Prelit - inhales being acceded to. as soon as the Aditural burled in the morning, Co lonel Long, A,ijutant-G , .eral, and Captain - C,ck btirn, of the Royal Navy, were appointed to nek.•,o dare the, further articles of .canitnlation, which I • have, now the honour to inclose. • They . were , rait fied about three this Morning, When detachments of the Royals on the right, and of his Majesty's 7.ist Regiment on tie left, took nOsSession of the gateS of the town. The garrison Will march to-inort ow, 'and will be embarked as speedily as possible. _ I may, now congratulate your Lcirdship on the fall a place so indispensably necessary to our tuture operations, as so large a proportion of our force be , ing 4equired to carry, t)u the siege with that thlree 13f vigour and dispatch, which the :ri-ans of ritt..nce the enemy possessed,• and par , icularly his priwers of inundation - (which was_ rapidly spreading to an alarming extent) rendered absolutely - - ileCeSsary. . Haying hoped, had circumstances permitted, to have proceeded up the river at an earlier pei toii, I had cominittid to Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre: Cuote, the direction of the details of the siege,' and of the operations before Flushing, and I cannot suf -.---ficiently express my sense of the unremitting zeal ".land exertion . with Which tie has concluded the-ardu ous serice . cntrusted to ,tutu, in which he was ably assisted by Lieutenant-colonels Walsh and Otfety; attached to him, as assistants in. the - Adjutant and .• Quarter-Master-General's department. I have every reason to be satisfied, with the judi cious manner in which the General Officers have di reded the several operations, as well as with,the spirit and intelligence manifested by the Command ing Officers of Corps, and the zeal and ardour of all ranks of Officers. It, is with great pleasure, I can report the un i.. form good-conduit of the , troops, who have not onlron'all occasions shewn the greatest intrepidity in presence of the enemy, .but have sustained, with great pleasure and cheertulness, the laborious. duties they. have had occasion to perform. • •The adive and persevering exertions of ,the Corps of Royal Engineers have been cobduded with much shill and judgment. by Colonel Fyers, aided. by Lieo. tenant-Colonel D'Arcy,' and it is impossible for me to do sufficient justice to the distinguished condud of the Officers and men of the Royal Artillery; under ,:the4ible direaion and animating example of Briga- ~dier;-General AP Lead . • The seamen, whose labours had already been so useful to the army, sought their reward in a Junkier opportunity of distinguishing themselves, and one . of the batteries was accordingly entrusted to them, and which they served with admirable vigour and effef . truest here beg to express my strong sense of the constant and cordial co-operation of the Navy on all occasions, 'and my warmest acknoWledgments are most particularly due to Captain Cockburn of 'the, 'Belleisle, cotnnaanding the Flotilla, and. to Captain Richardson of the Caesar, commanding the Brigade of Seamen landed with the Army. CI I have the hon Our to enclose a Return of the Gar rison Finshing,, in addition to which I have learn= ed that, besides the number killed, which was con siderable,- upwards of previous wounded mph were transported to Cadsand, to the complete in vestment of the town. , • I also subjoin a statement of deserters and pri soner,,, exclusive. of the Garrison of Flushing. • This Dispatch will be delivered to your.Lordsh;p by my First Aid-de-Camp Major Bradford, whois fully qualified to give your Lordship every'furtber _information, :and whom I beg leave earnestly to re -commend to his Majesty's proteelion. I have.the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CHATHAM. His Excellency the. General of Division Mcntiet, .one ofihe Commandants-of the Legion of Hotiour, , Commandant in chief of the Fortress of Flushing, having authOzedMonsieur L'Eveque, -Captain of Engineers, - and Monsieur Montonnet, :.Captain of the Imperial Artillery, to treat for tetrns of capitulation 'for - the surrender of the - town of :•Flushing . to the troops of his Britannic Majesty ; and their Excellencies .Lieutenant General the Earl of Chatham, K. G. &c. and Rear Admiral Sir Ili -Chard Strachan, K: B. &á. commanding in Chief the military and natal forces before Flushing, having authorized Captain Cockburn, of his Majesty's ship Belleisle, commanding the British flotilla, and Co lonel Long, Adjutant-General, to treat conjointly with the said Commissioners thereon; they, have, af ter duly exchanping their respective powers, agreed to the following Articles, viz. . Art. I. The garrison of Flushing shall be prison ers of war, and shall'march out of the-place with all . the 'hpriours of war; they' shall deposit their arms on the . Quay of the Water. Gate ; they shall return to France on their parole, and shall not for one year bear arms against his Britannic Majesty; or the allies whom he may have at the time of capi tulation. _ _ ~ TL is Article is applicable to the Officers of Ma rine aaually at Plashing. Answer—The Garrison of Flushing will be per mitted to maralvout of the town with the honours of war-required, and they. will.lay. down their.arms on the Glacis, but intiq be considered as prisoners of. war, and sent as such to England. The Officers of Alariae will share the fate of the rest of the gArriion.. . . Art. .11.. General and. Staff, Qfficers, Officers of the Aim-hie and cot the corps coMposing _the garrison snail 1 , ,e.p their atms, Itheit.t.oises, and-all the, pro per.). v. inch belong, to them. The non-commi4- si-D, d Ott - kers, soldiers, seamen, and officers' ser %ant e;, their havre-sacks. Ansv. —Grrn,ted. Ar . 1 I le sick and wounded capable of being sent oiti ,h,ol tp• for ‘atded to France, the remaining si k tt to the caw and burnanity of the Cmootaticiiiig the troops of his 13 , itannic Majesty, a:,d Went - to the "Fren ch Dominions as soon as coodoion with peewit; there shall be left a sul. +Cm oumber (.1 Niroieai attendants tor the care 01 t ti,. k : the Meoical attendants shall receive the allow ances as those "of his Britannic Ma- jest v. Answer.—The sick and wounded must. be con , siderett i.. - , -rsof war. Such as ate in a state to be rem. vett embarked Ajar the garrison ; the re, %. ,• under the care of FrenchThysi cians :ki z ; • til :11 Sufficietnly recoved to admit of th u oclrg The ilaysican, i S•argeolis will receive the al to, pristmars . oll.var of their rattic and descry.lon, together with such further remuneration itwt,heir attendance on the sick as the General comniahchng the British 'Army may be pleasea to grant. Art. Iv,. The Non-Combatants, such as the Sub-luspeCtor, the Commissary of War, the Me - clic?' ittendlnts, the heads of the different admi nistrative. departments, shall not be considered as prisoners' of war; they shall be at liberty -to dis pose Of , their effects, their private and personal pro ' pert)', and to carry it to France, as well as all docu ments rehtive to their accounts, in order io justify their corkitia to the French Government. This ar- , rangernotit` . is applicable to the Commissaries and Ci► it Officers of the. Marine, to the artificers and at ', tendarits of the Port, to theOfficerS of the cnston . andkliifivs, as well, as to the paymasters of the Army andNa i ty. ' Answer;-;--The Officers and others mentioned in' this article, all attendants on the French Army; and' Frenchmen of .every -description, not inha bitaMs e T F'iushitig previous to the year 1807, will be sent to England; and hereafter treatethaecording to such ariangententas may take place between the t GOveilitu.tits respecting non-combatants ; their private and ,personal, property - shall •be respected, and perrhission Dili be given them fo• re tain ,ate-such p.pe: as spei &early - relate to, and may be neccssaty 131 the settletthnt of their ac counts. All FrenJitnen 'and others who may be' per mitted to itinalit•will be expected to take the °Ali of allegimee to his Britannic Majesty, When re quired,. iind tocoilioriti to all 'laws and regulations which may hereafter be made by the British Go- vernMeDt. Art. V. If no particular stipulation has been made concerning the sick felt at Middieburgh under the care of Cie Medical attendants and the Odic,:rs of the said . Hospital, they shah' be treated according to . Articles 111. - and IV. of the present Capitulation. Answer.—Granted conformably to the answers given to the thiiti .and fourth Articles. Art. VI. The property of the inhabitants shall be respected, they sliati, be at liberty to witlidra into France with, their private property, they shall have every security in this respeCt, and shall not be mo lested in.any manner for their opinions and the part they have taken during' the siege,. , Answer.-,TheprOperty of the inhabitants of every description will, be respelled, it being understood that all Oaval and Military stores Will be held in re quisition, until proved to be the private property of individuals, and the British Government shall, in that:case, heat liberty to make'use•Of the same on payitig a just remuneration to the proprietors. •- • Smith inhabitants as . may be desirous of retiring to Franee, and. shall certify this their intention within eight days after the ratification. of .this capitulation shah be permitter to do so at a period. to be deter , mitivd by - the: British Commander in Chief, and no inhabitant shall be molested - on account of any.opie nion or conduct he May hitherto have held. • p ,VII. The necessary carriages and ' vessels shall be furnished by the English Commissioners, at t he , expence. of their' Government, for tranSporting from this, place to the' French Dominions• the sick and the private eiTeds of the Officers. These effetts '-•.` ' i i c••:, • • •ha not - v(arebed, s4ll 6ecarity ,ur i g their passage. - , • ikuswer.—Every_ . etpendc of 4eadipOrtitig the Freilch garrison, sick, &d.. with'their. baggage, to England, will, of course, be defrayed by, the Britsh GOveromertt. , • . , Art. VIII. If any difficulty shall arise in the • interpretation at any of the above Articles, it sh .- 01 be settled by (be undersigned Commissioners, and al ' much as possible in favour of the Garrison. Answer.:---Grained, _ • . Given under our hands in Flushing this 15th day of Anguv 1809. • ..• _ _ (Signed) GEO. COCKBURN', Captain H. M. S. Beileisle, Commanding the Brig fish Flotilla. ROB. LONG, Col. Adjutant.-Gen. Signed) F. MONTONNET, Capitaine D'Ar. tillerie. P. LEveeuE,Capitaine Command. . ant du Genie. ADDITIONAL ARTICLES: Art. I. .The , Undetsigiled Commissioners have agreed that all ordnance, military, and naval stores .of every description, as well aS all maps, charts, plane and military memoirs, &c. and all public property whatsoever, shall be made over with inventories thereof to such . Comtnissioners as shall be appointed by the Generals commanding the British and French forces conjointly to deliver and receive the same. Art. 11. It is likewise agreed ,that as Soon as the ratification of the present Capitulation shall be ex .changed, the gates of the town and the slitic-s shall be occupied by detachments:of the British army, and the French troops shall evacuate the fortress at noon On the 17th Art. 111. It is further.agreed that this Capituli tion shall be ratified by the G:tterals cohunanding in Chief the Brirish and French Armies ; and that the Ratifications . shall be exchanged at .the French ad vanced posts on the Middlehurgh road, at 12 o'clock this night; in default of which, the present Capitu lat;on and Suspension of. Arius to-be considered as null and void. Given under our, bands at Flushing, this -fifteenth day of Augug, ist)g. (Signed) G. COCKBURN, Cat)tain, H.llr:S. Belleisle commanding the Bri. tish Flotilla. Roe. LONG, Colonel, Adjutant. General. (Signed) , F. MONTqNNET i Capitaine D'Ar , P.. Capitatne Coma . manoant du Genie. Approved and ratified by us, (Signed) _CHATHAM, Lieutenant -General Commanding the:Forces. • f :STRACHAN, kepi' Admiral, Commanding the Naval _ Forces. Examined and-ratified, . (Signed) , MONNET, General de Divisidn. (A. true Copy.) , (Signed) T. CAREY, Lieutenant-Colonel„ MilitaiySecretaq. ' Arriount of the Garrison which surrendered at Flushing, on the 15th August' 18094 under the Command of Monnet i General of Division., 16 Officers of the Staff:~', • • ‘, rot Officers. 3773 Non-commissioned Officers and soldiers. 44 Sick and wounded. . • - Total-43.79. Return of Prisoners and Deserters from the 30th iuly do August the 15th, 1809,. taken in the Island of Walcheren. I Colonel. Lieutenant:Colonel. is Captains. . 27 Lieutenmts., I Staff: sI Serjeants. 13 Drummers. 1700 Rank and file. " 41; Return of the Rank and Names of Officers, and of the ' Number of Nan -comaiisSiciried Officers, and Rank and File 'lined, .wounded,.."and. missing, from the' Bth fri. stain to the Surrei'der of. Eit!sioiog o on the Morning of the. ,sth inclusive. I:lead-winners, 41 , 1iddleburgh, August to, . ,• • - • . lkeyal Artillery-6 rank and tile killed;, a Officer, to rack and file wounded. Royal. Engineers—l rank and file killed ;•z Officers wounded. 3d Batt. •Ist Foot— i•O Ulcer Wounded.' • • 2d Foot— t rank and tile killed; t Officer, 4 rank ar:d file wounded. . , sth Foot— OffiKer,' , '-'2 l rank and file killed; t drummer -it , - ' rank and ills xoiounded 14th Pooi - - t rink and ail, killed ; t Officer, 4 rank and file wounded. • 26111 e oot-- a Serjeant wounded. -• . I'o r--1 ,Serjeant killed‘.• • 3brii l'uot-zi rank and tile killed.; a Officer, 2 Serjeants, 7 rank and tile wounded; t rank and file missing. • 59111, Foot-2 rank and file killed; 1 Serjeant, 2 rank and file wounded.' 63d Foot --2: rank and tile wounded.. . 64tii Foot-3 rank and file killed; z Officers, a Scrjeant, t; rank and tile wounded. 71st Moot —t Officer,. -t rank and file killed; 2 Officers, 7 rank and file wounded. 76th Foot -2 rank and tile killed. 77th Foot--1 OfiKer wounded. 81st Foot„-- - ,, a ..Drummer ; 2 Officers wounded. tth FoOt 7 :.z rank tiit.liuswounded. • • foot---1 lank and tile killed ; a.Offtoer, 8 rank and file vvotindc:L. :st Lig!a Battalion King's German Legion-7 rapk and file • wOunded. • . • , • • zd Light Battalion king's German Legion—l Officer, 3 rank and tile killed ; t drummer, to rank and file wounded. Total 3 Officers, t Serjeant, 1 drunimer, z 6 rink and file killed ; r 5 Officers, 5 Serjeants, z tirtiminers, 83 , rark•and tile wounded ; I:rank and file missing. . Names Of Officers killed and wounded. • Killed. sth Foot—Captain Talbot: 7ist f oot -- Ensign D. Sim:lair. 2d Light Batt. King's German Legion. Lieut. Sprecket. Wounded. Royal Artillerr,ll..i.eilt.` George Brown; slightly. • Royal lingineprsTrguionerl'yers, slightly ; Captain Pasley, dangerously • • 3.11 Batt. Ist Foot--=Lieutenant A..W..M`Kenzie, slightly. ad Foot—Lieutenant Clutterbuck, slightly. ,4th Foot —Ensign C. Harrald, dangerouslY ; Wound e d, Au gust 9, since dead. 36th Foot—Major M'Kenzie, dangerously. 6ith Foot—Capt. Soden; slightly i Lieut. Smith, slightly. 71st Foot-..Captain. - SpOttiswocicte, slightly; Lieutenant D, WiDonald,-dal4;ero,usky.,-, .. • • 77th Brdwii, dangerously. • apt. Taylor, slightly : Assistant-Surgeon Chit_ let, danAerously. 95th Do.;-- Lieutenant Manners, sbghtly; wounded 3d Au. gust, not reported in. time to be included in the preceding Returns. ROBBRT LONG, Col.Adj.Gen. • 7 Middleburgh, August i 6, 1209. Abstral Return of Ordnance, Ammunition, and Stores found in Flubliitig at the Surrender of the (.arrisun to the Mush Army -initier the Conlinand the Earl of Chat. ham, &c. &c. Mounted on travelling Carriages or Beds, &c. comp] e te. Blass. 29 24-pounder INAS. I• IgTpietanders. 2Q Lz—pyuDders.